A plurality say compromise is blue. Click a color to add your vote.
Compromise is blue because…
“It’s a little sad that you have to give something up, but it’s calm and peaceful and anti-argumentative.
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“Compromise is blue because of the blue-colored windows on high rise building that often come from compromises on agreements and partnerships, i.e. cooperation.”
“Compromise is blue because it is a calm color, encouraging cooperation.”
Compromise is pink because…
“Because it}s the color of peace.
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Compromise is green because…
“Green is a compromise of blue and yellow. Also a lot of compromises have to do with money.”
“Green is often affiliated with check marks and good things. When I imagine ‘compromise,’ I think of a handshake and a little green check mark.”
“Good things are green.”
Compromise is purple because…
“Because it’s a mix of two very different colors—red, a warm color, and blue, a cool color.”
“Compromise between red and blue, the most at odds colors.”
“When red and blue mix, they create purple. Still a good color, but not quite exactly each color.”
“It’s a very noble thing to be able to do.”
“Let’s say Blue is one person and Red is another, purple is a mixture of the two colors—it looks like a compromise between Red and Blue.”
Compromise is orange because…
“Orange is a mix of red and yellow, just like compromise is a mix of two opinions.”
“Orange is a mix of two colors, like compromise is a mix of two ideas.”
“Compromise is orange because I don’t like compromising, and neither do I like oranges.”
“I associate ‘friend’ with yellow and ‘enemy’ with red, and sometimes you have to compromise with your enemies to get the job done. Orange is that middle ground.”
“The first syllable of the word—and the most stressed one—begins with the letter ‘C.’ Another word the begins with the letter ‘C’ is ‘Citrus,’ and oranges are citrus fruits. Also, oranges contain a lot of vitamin C.”
Compromise is yellow because…
“Yellow is the color of kindness, right? And compromising is a kind thing to do. So yellow!”
Compromise is grey because…
“It’s halfway between black and white.”
“compromise is grey, because it’s mixing black and white, two opposites together into one compromise of a colour.”
“Grey is neutral; it’s a mix of black and white.”
“because grey is the color you get when you mix black and white, kind of like yin and yang. Compromise is about mixing so you don’t get the exact color you want; instead you get grey.”
“It’s between white and black.”
“It’s never fun to compromise instead of getting what you originally wanted, so therefore it is grey.”
“Gray is half black, half white.
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“Grey is in the middle of black and white, just like compromise is in the middle of two options.”
“Not right, not wrong... just neutral.”
“Because it means everything is accepted as black and white.”
Compromise is white because…
“Because it is a very neutral color. It looks like it compromised between the rest.”
“Because compromising is like waving a white flag.”
Compromise is red because…
“No one wants to compromise, but it is done to avoid something worse, like fighting or losing.”
Compromise is brown because…
“Compromise is the opposite of conflict, and brown feels incredibly neutral, but rich and alive like dirt feels. It’s also a somewhat dull color, and giving up something you wanted can feel that way.”